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Trump’s Wasted And Excruciatingly Boring Briefings
The sessions have become a boring show of President vs. the press. Trump’s Wasted And Boring Briefings A friend of ours who voted for President Trump sent us a note recently saying that she had stopped watching the daily White House briefings of the coronavirus task force. Why? Because…
Real-Estate Firms Expect Coronavirus-Driven Shifts Will Spur Warehouse Demand
Near-term economic shocks seen giving way to changing needs, bigger inventories to meet consumer markets. Real-Estate Firms Expect Coronavirus-Driven Shifts Will Spur Warehouse Demand Industrial real-estate operators expect the disruption of consumer supply chains caused by the coronavirus pandemic to drive a new surge in warehousing demand. Warehouse developers now…
Facebook Ad Rates Fall As Coronavirus Undermines Ad Spending
Advertisers can reach more users per dollar—or save money for whatever is ahead. Facebook Ad Rates Fall As Coronavirus Undermines Spending Facebook Inc.’s ad business is feeling the impact of the new coronavirus. Even as people stuck in their homes spend more time on social media, advertisers are pulling back…
Square’s Users Can Route Stimulus Payments To BTC-Friendly Cash App
Square’s Cash App is allowing U.S. citizens and residents who don’t usually file a tax return to direct forthcoming government stimulus payments to the mobile payments application. Square's Users Can Route Stimulus Payments To BTC-Friendly Cash App The move comes after the company failed to convince the United States Treasury…
$1.1 Billion BTC Transaction For Only $0.68 Demonstrates Bitcoin’s Advantage Over Banks
When someone transferred 161,500 Bitcoin (BTC) on April 10 for a fee of only 0.00010019 BTC — approximately $0.68 — the crypto world took notice. $1.1 Billion BTC Transaction For Only $0.68 Demonstrates Bitcoin's Advantage Over Banks According to blockchain transaction details, the user moved approximately $1.1 billion dollars in…
FDIC Urging Against Bank Runs (#GotBitcoin?)
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or FDIC, recently posted a video urging the public not to rush to banks for cash withdrawals. Does this relate to crypto? FDIC Urging Against Bank Runs (#GotBitcoin?) “Your money is safe at the banks,” FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams said in a video posted on…
Bitcoin Could Become Like ‘Prison Cigarettes’ Amid Deepening Financial Crisis
In an interview with Cointelegraph, John Vaz, economist and academic at Monash University, asserts that the outlook for Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency is dependent on the response from governments to the current economic crisis. Bitcoin Could Become Like ‘Prison Cigarettes’ Amid Deepening Financial Crisis John also emphasizes the importance of…
How Coronavirus Is Sending Millennials Back To Their Childhood Bedrooms
When grown children move back to their parents’ houses to shelter in place, they‘re confronted with their teenaged selves’ notion of ‘cool’ décor. And it isn’t always pretty. How Coronavirus Is Sending Millennials Back To Their Childhood Bedrooms [caption id="attachment_17056" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Hard Return As Millennial Children Shelter In Their…
30% Of All Mortgages Will Default In “Biggest Wave Of Delinquencies In History”
Unlike in the 2008 financial crisis when a glut of subprime debt, layered with trillions in CDOs and CDO squareds, sent home prices to stratospheric levels before everything crashed scarring an entire generation of homebuyers. 30% Of All Mortgages Will Default In "Biggest Wave Of Delinquencies In History" This time…
Postal Service Warns of $22 Billion Loss From Coronavirus After Receiving $10 billion From Stimulus
Agency already struggling with losses got $10 billion lifeline in stimulus package but says it faces far greater damage. Postal Service Warns of $22 Billion Loss From Coronavirus After Receiving $10 billion From Stimulus The U.S. Postal Service is facing a precipitous decline in mail volume and billions of dollars…
Bitcoin Holds Value As US Debt Reaches An Unfathomable $24 Trillion
The national debt of the United States has crossed $24 trillion for the first time in history as Donald Trump’s presidency adds $4 trillion in four years. Bitcoin Holds Value As US Debt Reaches An Unfathomable $24 Trillion According to figures from online monitoring resource Trading Economics, the tally now…
Black News Channel Makes Historic Launch (2-10-2020)
The nation’s only African American news network, based in Tallahassee, will launch nationwide Monday. Black News Channel To Makes Historic Launch (2-10-2020) [caption id="attachment_17015" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Lauren Mccoy, Kevan Smith, Fred Hickman, Laverne Mcgee, Anthony Amey And Rarione Mauriece Will Be The Black News Channel's Weekday Personalities.[/caption] BNC is a…